Runs great, with no snags, no scraping, no rubbing on other parts. For the record, bought the winter tires 11/2013. Most importantly.living in Oklahoma severe winter ice and snow at times, able to put on and drive with 235/65R17 104 BW BRIDGESTONE BLIZZAK WS70 WINTER TIRES. FOB AC/Heat one touch use in Winter time, while inside the garage? OOH.Yeah baby, A definite nice touch. One touch door locking from outside with using FOB is nice, prevents wear and tear on the FOB. LTA and other adaptive safety features, pretty good. Tinted windows 30% more really felt the difference in the OK heat. Modified side mirror mods also easy to install. CURT trailer hitch installed myself (easy). DIY oil change a breeze with EZ Drain plug valve. Good ground clearance to not even need to jack it up. The DIY maintenance on this is super easy. Ability to run trailer wiring harness inside of vehicle for ready use with no problems. Easy to install DRL, Change rear turn sequential turn signals, DIY trailer hitch, customizable B pillars, dash cam cable routing poses no problems. Vehicle itself is very easily adaptable and accesorizable. But I was driving like Miss Daisy and it was the summer time. Pros: Two times I got 61 miles just on one charge alone. No fancy 20 speaker JBL ear popping entertainment system. No off-roading, no pedal-to-metal drag racing, fast and furious wannabe. Conservative driver but at times forget now and then to plug-in, only human. Fuel cost for me is higher as I use Top Tier Fuel everytime, about $.40 to $.60 average higher than cheapy regular gas. That E-10(forget it) use only good non-ethanol 87octane. Towing small 4 X 6 Trailer once every month or so, hauling total of about 1200 lbs. Saturday and … Sunday driving about 40 miles a day. I drive 67 miles round trip 4 days a week. To give you a better idea whether it "Might" be a good fit for you. Wanted to drive it for over a year before really posting a review from my POV. After federal tax credit and state rebate costs about the same net as an XLE hybrid and much more value. Thought about but skipped the roof rack and glad I did. Unlike after market hitches, this one the dealer installed is the exact right height, they expertly cut it into the rear bumper and looks like it is supposed to be there. Toyota installed tow hitch - definitely recommend. Doesn't look as nice as standard mirror and range isn't great. Can be removed but leaving them on for now. Safety Sense features were easy to get used to and really are well done. Only freaked out one neighborhood dog so far. Was worried the loud pedestrian warning sound it makes when reversing would be annoying but got used to it quickly. Warms/cools your Rav4 to your auto temp setting. Cool under reported feature- remote start included via key fob. Heated steering wheel is luxurious and extremely rare at this price. However, the weather package is a must have and not much more $. I think it looks nicer than the xse, I don't need any of the extras and it's much cheaper. Nice mid-point range size between my former Outback and my wife's Highlander. Quiet but sci-fi like sounding electric motor, smooth as silk ride, fast acceleration. Q5 is definitely nice but the performance, tech, value and environmentally friendliness made the Rav4 Prime the winner hands down. I'd looked at and test drove the audi Q5 and Volvo xc60. Household-style power outlet in the cargo area.
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